Articles by sheep2763

We are currently a couple of weeks into lockdown because of the coronavirus (Covid-19). Schools

It seems that decisions for some of our most vulnerable children are not made for the good of the children but for the benefit of bank balances.

Life in a primary school is never dull, we are in an area of high

Recently I have been the recipient of a couple of random acts of kindness. I

When I started at my school, interventions were in place and someone else dealt with

It is the time of year when transitions are top of the agenda – new

As teachers, we are all encouraged to be reflective practitioners. We look back at what

I am of an age where if, as a child, you said you were bored

This was written at the time of the Royal Wedding and as Harry and Meghan

I like the quote by the Dalai Lama, “Be kind whenever possible. It is always

I am very fortunate that when I have been anxious it has been just that,

I went shopping at 8 o’clock one evening in my local supermarket (one of the

…we are so pressured for time and so keen that children succeed that we forget